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Al's Ramblings — Tuesday, November 18, 2008 (11/18/2008 11:36:00 PM) - Al Cubs are after Teahen ? To be honest, I think I'd rather have Pie for the minimum than Teahen for what he'll get paid. If the Royals could get both Fontenot and Pie, that'd be an outstanding deal for them. UPDATE/BUMP: Dave Dejesus' name is now involved as well, though only in a denial. DD would be a much better fit than Teahen, though I think Pie will outperform him once someone just leaves him alone and plays him every day. ...

Bring DeJesus Home
River Avenue Blues — ... , landing the man who was once traded for Chuck Finley in exchange for ex-Yankees’ prospect Ramon Ramirez. The deal gives the Boys in Royal Blue five players capable of playing the outfield everyday, meaning there’s excess to use as trade fodder. We’ve already heard rumblings about the Cubs being interested in Moneyballer Mark Teahen, although there has been no further movement on that front. ...

Lou Piniella, Cubs Are Already Tired Of Fukudome
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... want Kosuke doing all that judo and drawing anime and fighting Mothra and whatever else it is that’s involved in a “Japanese” training regimen. Or maybe he meant “American League-ized” regimen, as that’s where he’s probably like to see Kosuke playing next year. MLB TRADE RUMORS says the Cubs seem to be giving the Kaz Matsui treatment to Fukudome, and are actively shopping the Japanese star, who actually put up good numbers in the first half of the season before slumping badly late. MLBTR claims the team is trying to acquire ...

Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Odd Couples” Edition
Hire Jim Essian — ... We’ve got Jim Hendry talking about wanting to add a good right fielder, yet we hear reports of Jim making a play for Mark Teahen. ...